Man robbed at gunpoint on Main St. in Madison

MADISON - A man walking on Main Street was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night, police said.

At 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, police were alerted to the robbery that had just occurred in the area of 93 Main St.

The 50-year-old victim told police that as he was walking west on Main Street attempting to walk through a covered driveway at 93 Main St. when he was approached by two tall masked men wearing dark clothing who pointed a gun at him and ordered him to the ground, police said.

While the victim was laying face down on the ground, the suspects removed $800 in cash from the victim’s pockets and then fled towards Main Street as the victim lay uninjured, police said.

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An investigation into the crime is underway. Madison police have been assisted by the Florham Park Police Department, Harding Police Department, Morristown Police Department, Morris Township Police Department, Chatham Twp Police Department and the Morris County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit during the investigation.

If anyone has any information they are asked to contact Detective Sgt. Paul Kosakowski at 973-593-3007.